MANLIUS TRINITY CHURCH

Manlius Village

Town of Manlius

Submitted by Kathy Crowell

Miscellaneous Records, Onondaga County Courthouse (A,45):

We the Subscribers do hereby in pursuance of Act of the Legislature of
the State New York entitled "An Act to provide for the Incorporation of
Religious Societies, passed twenty seventh day of March one thousand eight
hundred and one Do hereby Certify that on the Eighteenth day of January
one thousand eght hundred and four a large number of Inhabitants of the
Towns of Manlius and Pompey in the County of Onondaga and State of New
York convened at the house of Ralph R. Phelps in the town of Manlius aforesaid
did by a large majority of Votes Resolve to incorporate themselves into
a Religious Episcopal Society of the name and stile of Manlius Trinity
Church, and then and there by a majority of Votes elected two Church Wardens
(Viz.) Richard Salmon, Azariah Blanchard - And also Eight vestermen (Viz.
Aaron Wood, David Williams, Jonathan Hurd, Ralph R. Phelps, Merritt M.
Clarke, Timothy Teale, Charles B. Bristol and Samuel Woodworth. And
also unanimously resolved that Wednesday in Esther* Week shall be the day
of their future Anual Elections of their Successors. Given under
hands and Seals David Williams, Chairman, Alvan Marsh, R. R. Phelps in
presence of Charles B. Bristol. Recorded the twenty fifth day of
January Eighteen hundred and four. Jasper Hopper Clk.